EP0181446B1 - Strahlungsbildaufnahme- und Wiedergabesystem - Google Patents

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EP0181446B1
EP0181446B1 EP85110675A EP85110675A EP0181446B1 EP 0181446 B1 EP0181446 B1 EP 0181446B1 EP 85110675 A EP85110675 A EP 85110675A EP 85110675 A EP85110675 A EP 85110675A EP 0181446 B1 EP0181446 B1 EP 0181446B1
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Hisatoyo Kato
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03C—PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES; PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES, e.g. CINE, X-RAY, COLOUR, STEREO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES; AUXILIARY PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
    • G03C5/00—Photographic processes or agents therefor; Regeneration of such processing agents
    • G03C5/16—X-ray, infrared, or ultraviolet ray processes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/20—Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
    • G01T1/2012—Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors using stimulable phosphors, e.g. stimulable phosphor sheets
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B42/00—Obtaining records using waves other than optical waves; Visualisation of such records by using optical means
    • G03B42/02—Obtaining records using waves other than optical waves; Visualisation of such records by using optical means using X-rays
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/42—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/4208—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis characterised by using a particular type of detector

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  • This invention relates to a radiation image recording and read-out system for exposing a stimulable phosphor to a radiation to have a radiation image stored therein, scanning the stimulable phosphor with a stimulating ray to cause the stimulable phosphor carrying the radiation image to emit light in the pattern of the radiation image stored therein, reading out the emitted light to obtain an electric signal, and reproducing a visible image by use of the obtained electric signal.
  • phosphors When certain kinds of phosphors are exposed to a radiation such as X-rays, oc-rays, (3-rays, y-rays or ultraviolet rays, they store a part of the energy of the radiation. Then, when the phosphor which has been exposed to the radiation is exposed to a stimulating ray such as visible light, light is emitted from the phosphor in proportion to the stored energy of the radiation.
  • a stimulating ray such as visible light
  • a phosphor exhibiting such properties is referred to as a stimulable phosphor.
  • the stimulable phosphor for recording a radiation image of the human body for medical diagnosis.
  • the stimulable phosphor is first exposed to a radiation to have a radiation image stored therein, and is then scanned with a stimulating ray which causes it to emit light in the pattern of the stored image.
  • the light emitted from the stimulable phosphor upon stimulation thereof is photoelectrically detected and converted to an electric image signal, which is processed as desired to reproduce a visible image of a quality suitable for viewing and diagnostic purposes.
  • the final visible image may be reproduced in the form of a hard copy or may be displayed on a cathode ray tube (CRT).
  • CRT cathode ray tube
  • the stimulable phosphor sheet used in this method may be in any of various forms such as a panel, drum or the like, which are herein generally referred to as sheets.
  • the stimulable phosphor sheet is used to temporarily store the radiation image in order to reproduce the final visible image therefrom on a final recording medium. For economic reasons, therefore, it is desirable that the stimulable phosphor sheet be used repeatedly.
  • the radiation energy remaining on the stimulable phosphor sheet after it is scanned with a stimulating ray to read out the radiation image stored thereon should be eliminated or erased by the method described, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 56(1981)-11392 or 56(1981)-12599.
  • a conveying means such as a belt conveyor after the radiation image is read out from the stimulable phosphor sheet, and returning the stimulable phosphor sheet to the image recording section by use of a similar conveying means after the radiation image remaining on the stimulable phosphor sheet is erased.
  • a conveying means which can convey a sheet material like the stimulable phosphor sheet without any failure due to clogging, sheets caught at an intermediate point, or the like. Further, the stimulable phosphor sheet must be conveyed in the intact form without being scratched or flawed. This also makes it difficult to design and manufacture the conveying means. Furthermore, it sometimes happens that some phosphor sheets are processed for reproducing the radiation images therefrom immediately after the radiation images are recorded thereon, and some are processed later together with the others. As a result, the sequence of using the phosphor sheets is disordered, and the new and old phosphor sheets are sent in the mixed form to the image recording section.
  • a movable X-ray diagnostic station such as a travelling X-ray diagnostic station in the form of a vehicle like a bus which is provided with the radiation image recording and read-out system and travels for recording radiation images for the purpose of collective medical examination
  • the amount of the recording materials capable of being loaded on the movable radiographic station is limited. Therefore, it would be desirable to load stimulable phosphor sheets which can be used repeatedly on the movable radiographic station, once store the radiation images of the objects on the phosphor sheets, transfer the electric image signals read out from the phosphor sheets into a recording medium having a large storage capacity, such as a magnetic tape, and reuse the phosphor sheets for further recording and read- out operations, thereby to obtain the radiation image signals of many objects. In this case, it would not be necessary to load a number of stimulable phosphor sheets or panels having a relatively large size (for example, having a size of a conventional X-ray film cassette).
  • the system can easily be loaded on the movable radiographic station for travelling to conduct medical examinations and can also be easily installed in a hospital or the like. This is very advantageous in practical use.
  • the present invention provides a radiation image recording and read-out system comprising:
  • means (e) may conveniently operate either to move the supporting material with the read-out section being maintained stationary or to move the read-out section with the supporting material being maintained stationary.
  • the electric image signal obtained in the image read-out section may then be once stored on a recording medium such as a magnetic tape or a magnetic disk, displayed on a CRT or the like to immediately observe the radiation image, or permanently recorded as a hard copy on a photographic material or the like by use of a reproducing apparatus.
  • the reproducing apparatus may be directly coupled with the system in accordance with the present invention, installed separately from the system for conducting reproduction via a memory, or placed at a remote position for conducting reproduction through radio communication.
  • the recording materials formed of stimulable phosphor layers for recording radiation images therein are used and reused fixed on a supporting material. Since the recording materials are used and reused in good order unlike the phosphor sheets which are used in the discrete form, it is possible to always obtain reproduced images of a uniform, stable quality without any risk of damage to the recording materials. Further, the system is easy to conduct quality control since, when the stimulable phosphor layers are deteriorated, all layers can be replaced by new ones. Since the recording materials are built in the system, it is easy to handle them and to operate the system. Furthermore, since the system has a simple construction, it is easy to design and manufacture, small in size and light in weight. Accordingly, the system in accordance with the present invention is very suitable for installation in a movable radiographic station, a hospital, or the like. This is very advantageous in practical use.
  • the stimulable phosphor referred to in this invention means a phosphor which is able to store radiation energy upon exposure thereof to such radiation as X-rays, --rays, (3-rays, y-rays or ultraviolet rays, and then emits light in proportion to the stored energy of the radiation upon stimulation with a stimulating ray such as a visible ray.
  • the stimulating ray and the stimulable phosphor be selected to satisfy this requirement.
  • the stimulable phosphor should emit light having a wavelength within the range between 300nm and 500nm, and the wavelength of the stimulating ray should be within the range between 450nm and 700nm.
  • rare earth element activated alkaline earth metal fluorohalide phosphor is preferred.
  • Another example of this phosphor is, as shown in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
  • the stimulable phosphor can be used LnOX:xA wherein Ln is at least one of La, Y, Gd and Lu, X is at least one of CI and Br, A is at least one of Ce and Tb, x is a number satisfying O ⁇ x ⁇ 0.I, as shown in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 55(1980)-12144.
  • the rare earth element activated alkaline earth metal fluorohalide phosphor is the most preferable, among which barium fluorohalides are the most preferable in view of the high intensity of emission of light.
  • barium fluorohalide phosphors added with a metal fluoride as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication Nos. 56(1981)-2385 and 56(1981)-2386, or barium fluorohalide phosphors added with at least one of a metal chloride, a metal bromide and a metal iodide as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 56(1981)-74175 are also preferable because of their improved light emitting characteristics.
  • a recording member 703 provided with a stimulable phosphor layer 702 on the surface of a stationary supporting material 701, which is made of a plate-like radiation transmitting material, is used to record radiation images.
  • a radiation source 704 is opposed to the supporting material 701 of the recording member 703.
  • the radiation source 704 may be an X-ray source or the like, and projects a radiation transmission image of an object 705, which is positioned between the radiation source 704 and the recording member 703, onto the phosphor layer 702 through the supporting material 701 to have the radiation image stored on the phosphor layer 702.
  • a stimulating ray source 706 for emitting a stimulating ray such as a laser beam
  • a light deflector 707 formed of a galvanometer mirror or the like for deflecting the stimulating ray emitted from the stimulating ray source 706 in the width direction of the recording member 703,
  • a photodetector 708 for reading out the light emitted from the phosphor layer 702 upon stimulation thereof by the stimulating ray
  • a light transfer means 709 for guiding the light emitted from the phosphor layer 702, which are mounted on a common stage (not shown).
  • the photodetector 708 may be formed of a head-on type photomultiplier, a photoelectric amplification channel plate or the like, and photoelectrically detects the light emitted from the phosphor layer 702 upon stimulation thereof and guided by the light transfer means 709.
  • the light transfer means 709 may be of a material and a construction as disclosed in U.S..
  • An erasing light source 710 is opposed to the phosphor layer 702 of the recording member 703, and the aforesaid stage also supports a cylindrical cleaning roller 711 which is rotated in the direction of the arrow by a driveunit (not shown).
  • the erasing light source 710 emits light having a wavelength within the stimulation wavelength range of the phosphor layer 702 onto the phosphor layer 702 to cause it to emit the radiation energy stored thereon.
  • the erasing light source 710 may be formed, e.g., of a tungsten-filament lamp, halogen lamp, infrared lamp, or laser source as described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 56(1981)11392. Since the radiation energy stored on the phosphor layer 702 can also be eliminated by heating it as disclosed, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 56(1981)-12599, the erasing light source 710 may be replaced bya heating means.
  • the cleaning roller 711 rotates and moves in contact with the recording member 703 to remove dust from the surface of the phosphor layer 702. If necessary, the cleaning roller 711 may be of an electrostatic attraction type.
  • the system shown in Figure 1 is operated as described below. After the object 705 is positioned between the recording member 703 and the radiation source 704, the radiation source 704 is turned on to cause the phosphor layer 702 to store the radiation transmission image of the object 705. After the recording of the radiation image is over, the stimulating ray source 706 is turned on to scan the phosphor layer 702 with the stimulating ray. Scanning is conducted in the width direction of the recording member 703 (main scanning) by the light deflector 707, and also in the vertical direction of the recording member 703 (subsidiary scanning) by the downward movement of the stage carrying the stimulating ray source 706, the light deflector 707, the photodetector 708, the light transfer means 709 and the cleaning roller 711.
  • the stage can be easily formed by use of a known linear movement mechanism.
  • the phosphor layer 702 Upon exposure to the stimulating ray, the phosphor layer 702 emits light in the pattern of the radiation image stored thereon. The emitted light is inputted to the photodetector 708 via the light transfer means 709, and an electric signal corresponding to the radiation image stored on the phosphor layer 702 is obtained from the photodetector 708.
  • the cleaning roller 711 mounted on the stage is rotated to clean the surface of the phosphor layer 702.
  • the stage is returned to the waiting position above the recording member 703.
  • the erasing light source 710 is turned on for a predetermined length of time, and the phosphor layer 702 is exposed to the erasing light emitted therefrom to eliminate the radiation energy of the radiation image remaining on the phosphor layer 702 after the read-out step, the radiation emitted from radioactive isotopes such as 266Ra and 4 °K existing in trace amounts in the stimulable phosphor, and environmental radiations stored in the stimulable phosphor. In this way, the phosphor layer 702 is recovered to the condition usable for recording a further radiation image.
  • the recording member 703 which is now free from any radiation energy and dust is reused to record a radiation image.
  • the mechanism is very simple, and the system can be easily designed and manufactured. Further, since one recording material is used repeatedly, the sheet control is easy and uniform visible images can be obtained.
  • the electric image signal obtained from the photodetector may immediately be sent to a reproducing apparatus to reproduce the radiation image as a hard copy or display it on a CRT, or may be digitized and temporarily stored on a high-density recording medium such as a magnetic tape, magnetic disk or optical disk to later reproduce the radiation image therefrom.
  • a high-density recording medium such as a magnetic tape, magnetic disk or optical disk to later reproduce the radiation image therefrom.
  • the electric image signals may also be simultaneously inputted to the reproducing apparatus and the recording medium. Namely, when the system is used in a hospital, the electric image signals may be transferred from the recording and read-out station to the recording medium storage station where the image signals are temporarily stored in a recording medium and, at the same time, they may be transferred to the reproducing apparatus, e.g. a CRT, in the diagnostic room in order to use them immediately for diagnosis.
  • the reproducing apparatus e.g. a CRT
  • the recording condition or the recording pattern of the radiation image stored on the stimulable phosphor sheets before conducting the read-out, and set the read-out gain of the photoelectric read-out means, the scale factor, and the signal processing conditions based on the recording condition or pattern.
  • the preliminary read-out it is proposed to read out the pattern of the radiation image in advance by use of a stimulating ray of low energy (this operation is referred to as the preliminary read-out), and then to determine the read-out condition and conduct the read-out for obtaining aradiation image for use in diagnosis (this operation is referred to as the final readout), as disclosed in EP-A-77677.
  • the preliminary read-out may be conducted for example by using the image read-out section both for preliminary read- out and for final readout:
  • Figure 2 shows the second embodiment of the system in accordance with the present invention, in which the susbsidiary scanning for reading out the radiation image is conducted by moving the recording material with respect to the stimulating ray source and image read-out apparatus which are fixed in the image read-out zone.
  • the system shown in Figure 2 employs a recording member 803 comprising a stimulable phosphor layer 802 formed pn a supporting material 801 made of a radiation transmitting material, and is provided with a radiation source 804, a stimulating ray source 806, a light deflector 807, a photodetector 808, a light transfer means 809, an erasing light source 810, and a cleaning roller 811, which are of the same types as those employed in Figure 1.
  • the stimulating ray source 806, the light deflector 807, the photodetector 808, and the light transfer means 809 are fixed and do not move.
  • the edges of the recording member 803 are fitted to the central grooves 813 of two vertically extending rails 812, and the recording member 803 can be vertically moved along the rails 812 by use of a linear movement mechanism (not shown) such as a rack-pinion mechanism.
  • a linear movement mechanism such as a rack-pinion mechanism.
  • the main scanning is conducted by use of the light deflector 807 in the same way as in Figure 1, and the subsidiary scanning is effected by moving up the recording member 803 by use of the linear movement mechanism.
  • the rotating cleaning roller 811 contacts it to remove dust therefrom.
  • the erasing light source 810 is turned on to erase the residual radiation image on the recording member 803.
  • the stimulable phosphor is moved to conduct the subsidiary scanning by moving the plate-like supporting material.
  • the movement mechanism of this type can be formed more easily than a mechanism for conveying the sheet-like phosphors one by one.
  • the stimulable phosphor is provided on the supporting material made of a radiation transmitting material and positioned on the side of the supporting material opposite to the radiation source.
  • the stimulable phosphor may be formed on a supporting material made of a material which cannot transmit a radiation, and may be positioned on the side facing the radiation source.
  • the stimulating ray source and the read-out apparatus are moved to the vicinity of the recording material.
  • the supporting material is pervious to the stimulating ray and the light emitted from the stimulable phosphor upon stimulation thereof, it is possible to position the radiation source on the side facing the stimulable phosphor, and position the read-out apparatus on the side facing the supporting material.
  • the phosphor and the image read-out section are returned to the original position with respect to each other, and the subsidiary scanning movement is repeated.
  • the movement for returning them to the original position corresponds to the movement of phosphor sheets for passing through the read-out section one after another in the above-mentioned embodiments in which many phosphor sheets are formed on the supporting material.

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1. Strahlungsbildaufnahme- und -Wiedergabesystem, gekennzeichnet durch:.
(a) ein Trägermaterial (710), das zumindest auf einem Teil mit einer anregbaren Leuchtstoffschicht (702) versehen ist, die ein Strahlungsbild zu speichern vermag;
(b) einen Bildaufzeichnungsabschnitt, mit dem die anregbare Leuchtstoffschicht einer durch ein Objekt (705 gelaufenen Strahlung ausgesetzt wird, um in der anregbaren Leuchtstoffschicht ein Strahlungstransmissionsbild des Objekts zu speichern;
(c) einen Bildleseabschnitt, ausgestattet mit einer Anregungsstrahlenquelle (706), einer Einrichtung (707) zum Abtasten der das in ihr gespeicherte Strahlungsbild tragenden anregbaren Leuchtstoffschicht mit einem von der Quelle kommenden Anregungsstrahl in einer ersten Richtung, und einer photoelektrischen Leseeinrichtung (708, 709), mit der ein elektrisches Bildsignal erhalten wird, indem Licht gelesen wird, welches von der anregbaren Leuchtstoffschicht bei Abtastung und ihrer Anregung durch den Anregungsstrahl emittiert wird;
(d) eine Löscheinrichtung (710);
(e) eine Einrichtung zum Bewegen des Trägermaterials (701) relativ zudem Leseabschnitt von einer Startposition aus und in eine zweite Richtung, die im wesentlichen senkrecht zu der ersten Richtung verläuft, um so eine zweidimensionale Abtastung und Anregung der anregbaren Leuchtstoffschicht mit dem Anregungsstrahl zu erreichen; und
(f) eine Einrichtung zum Zurückführen von Trägermaterial (701) und Leseabschnitt in die Startposition, nachdem das Strahlungsbild aus der anregbaren Leuchtstoffschicht ausgelesen wurde, woraufhin die Löscheinrichtung (710) betätigbar ist, um vor einer weiteren Bildaufzeichnung auf der anregbaren Leuchtstoffschicht von dieser das Rest-Strahlungsbild zu entfernen.
2. System nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die anregbare Leuchtstoffschicht (702) als anregbares Leuchtstoffblatt ausgebildet ist, welches abnehmbar an dem Trägermaterial (701) befestigt ist.
3. System nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei dem das Trägermaterial (701) ein plattenähnliches Trägermaterial ist.
4. System nach Anspruch 3, bei dem das Trägermaterial (701) ortsfest ist und aus einem strahlungsdurchlässigen Material besteht, während das System derart ausgestaltet ist, daß eine Bildaufzeichnung voneiner Seite des Trägermaterials und das Auslesen eines Bildes von der anderen Seite des Trägermaterials her ausführbar ist.
5. System nach einem der Ansprüche 1-4, bei dem die Anregungsstrahlenquelle (706), die Einrichtung zum Abtasten (707) und die photoelektrische Leseeinrichtung (708,709) auf einer in die zweite Richtung beweglichen Stufe montiert sind.
6. System nach einem der Ansprüche 1-3, bei dem die Einrichtung zum Bewegen derart ausgebildet ist, daß sie das Trägermaterial (801) in die zweite Richtung bewegt.
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JP16512381A JPS5866935A (ja) 1981-10-16 1981-10-16 放射線画像情報記録読取装置
JP16512281A JPS5866934A (ja) 1981-10-16 1981-10-16 放射線画像情報記録読取装置
JP16511881A JPS5866931A (ja) 1981-10-16 1981-10-16 放射線画像情報記録読取装置
JP165123/81 1981-10-16
JP84436/82 1982-05-19
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